Mid-terms begin NOW!

A determined team of Moore County Republican volunteers already is planning, strategizing and counting down to the 2018 mid-term elections, which will determine if Republicans continue to build a greater America under the leadership of President Donald Trump’s administration. If too many seats are yielded to Democrats in state and federal showdowns — historically a possibility — there will be years of gridlock and intensified attempts to undermine Trump’s credibility and his presidency.

Absentee voting by mail begins in one month, on September 7. That means there is precious little time to prepare to place your vote. Preparing to vote, not unlike preparing for an exam, is especially vital in 2018 because there will be six proposed amendments to the North Carolina constitution on the ballot. They are rather straightforward, such as returning to the requirement of voters producing valid identification before casting a ballot. Common sense.

Writes Mitch Kokai in Carolina Journal this week, “When people vote on amendments, they do not give up power. They exercise power.”

Learn more about these amendments and the candidates you will be selecting for various seats in the weeks to come by visiting Moore County’s Board of Elections Election Notice page. (Please note that Chris Anglin is listed as a Republican in the race for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice. He is a Democrat who registered as a Republican, last minute. On the actual ballot, his name will appear without affiliation. Republicans must turn out to re-elect Barbara Jackson to the Supreme Court).

This also is a great time to get reacquainted with U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-8), a stalwart supporter of our military personnel and proponent of strengthening their abilities to defend our freedoms. Go to his Hudson for Congress website.

State Sen. Tom McInnis is new to District 25 but no novice in the corridors of the N.C. General Assembly. He has a particularly influential role as Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, focusing on the need to keep our state competitive with our coastal neighbors as a commercial hub. Learn about his priorities at McInnis for NC.

All of this is about laying the groundwork for a victorious November 2018. That’s why we Moore Republicans gathered on a warm day in Robbins last Saturday to be visible during the Farmers Day Parade. We hosted a tent with wall-to-wall information about candidates, plus bumper stickers, yard signs and t-shirts promoting the Great Red Tsunami that will overwhelm the so-called Democrat “blue wave” this fall. And, during the tractor parade, we proudly displayed one very athletic elephant surfing a red wave toward November, “Donald Trunk”. Donald was conceived and fabricated by one amazingly dedicated volunteer and many helpers. This is just one example of what we can accomplish if we dedicate ourselves to the task that lies ahead.

The President of the United States has pledged to campaign around the clock. We must follow that lead, doing what we can, lending a hand, knocking on doors and leveraging email to share sample ballots with friends and neighbors across the county.

If we do not drive a substantial voting block to the polls through early voting, absentee voting and on Election Day, we will be courting disaster for our country’s future, which is today shining bright, Reagan’s City on a Hill. We have a Republic, founder Benjamin Franklin once said, if we can keep it.